Grisly NY dog attack inspires new bill ‘Penny’s Law’ to hold negligent pet owners criminally accountable
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Grisly NY dog attack inspires new bill ‘Penny’s Law’ to hold negligent pet owners criminally accountable
New York dog owners would be held criminally accountable if their dog harms another animal under a new proposed state bill — which advocates say would close a legal loophole and help get justice for mauled pooches.“Penny’s Law,” introduced by Assembly member Jenifer Rajkumar this week, seeks to create criminal offenses for careless owners — including “cruelty to animals through negligent handling of a dog” and “leaving the scene of an animal attack.”The new bill is named for 16-pound Chihuahua pup Penny, who was attacked by a pair of pit bulls on the Upper West Side Saturday.The 16-pound pooch was ..